Lahat ng Kabanata ng Just One Night to Own Me, Daddies: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 110

CASSANDRAThe hallway we just walked out from was a chaotic blur of students rushing to their next classes. I clutched my bag tightly, laughing as my best friend, Lena, dragged me along, both of us breathless from sprinting out of Professor James’ lecture.“Come on, Cassie! The bus leaves in eight minutes and you cannot miss the audition!” Lena shouted, dodging a group of freshmen.My heart raced with the excitement of what I was about to do. Twenty years old, my second year of college, and I had finally landed an audition for a supporting role in a small indie film.Many would argue that it wasn’t much, but to me, it was something. It was a chance at something.I needed this.We rounded the corner too fast, and I crashed straight into a wall. A rather warm and sturdy wall, that had clothes on… stop that, Cassandra!Strong hands caught my waist instantly, steadying me before I could fall. The impact knocked the breath out of me, but the hands—large and warm—held me upright. I looked u

LUCIANThe sudden force slammed straight into the side of the door, too close to comfort to Calder’s body, showering his body with the sharp sound of iron hitting iron.CRACK!We took cover behind a row of rusted shipping containers at the side of the warehouse, quite close but still too far away from the door to just rush in. The night air here was cold and damp, carrying the faint smell of oil and decay from all around us. My men moved silently around us, checking their weapons and positions with the efficiency of men who had done this multiple times.Calder was breathing hard beside me, clearly not ready to be on a mission like this, but refusing to stay behind. Aiden was on the other side, jaw tight, eyes scanning the building.“Hide here,” I ordered instantly, not giving them the opportunity to do what they actually wanted. “I’ll take Anton and locate the sniper. The rest of you find a safe way in that doesn’t get us picked off one by one.”Calder nodded once, gripping his gun ti

CALDER“No.” My voice was ice. “I’m going to slam your head against this wall and watch the light leave your own eyes if you say another word.”The woman’s bloody grin only widened. Even with my hand crushing her throat and the chair pinned against the wall, she laughed like this was the funniest thing she’d ever heard. Her pulse fluttered wildly under my fingers. For some reason, I wanted to squeeze that damn throat until that pulse stopped. I wanted to erase the poison she’d spat about my woman.How dare she? She probably… no, I was pretty sure she did not know Janice.“Calder!” Lucian’s voice cut through the red haze. His hand locked around my wrist, stopping me from committing murder right now. “We have to leave this place right now or else we get blown up. Move!”After I released her only because Lucian was already dragging me away, one of the men we brought with us grabbed both the woman and the chair, hurling her like she was nothing but baggage. My injuries screamed with every

LUCIANThe men ambushed us just minutes after we arrived at the coordinates Calder had sent.We had moved in silently, splitting into teams to cover the hidden approach points around the estate. Once Calder’s words about who owned this place settled in me, it became easier for me to understand why she would choose a place like this.Once you were expecting it, there was no way anyone would be able to ambush you here.Except you were an idiot. And the woman we were coming for was not an idiot in any means or manner.“Hands up! Drop your weapons!”“Fucking hell!” Aiden cussed beside me. “They couldn’t give us a five minute head start, seriously?”If they didn’t have guns pressed against our backs, I would have laughed at that. Because Aiden had hated this plan and told me it would backfire badly.“I said, hands up!”I raised my hands slowly, signaling the others to do the same. Our guns clattered to the forest floor, at the same time metal cuffs snapped around my wrists, biting into my

AIDENOne thing about a shared space was the fact that it became very quiet when just one member was away.Without Janice keeping us company in the penthouse, it felt like a fucking graveyard.With all the work we had done within hours to get rid of everything Cassandra did, and start the process of dispersing her wealth. It was safe to say that she was actually dead this time.And spending time with Janice would have been a good reward.Calder grabbed another bottle of beer from the counter, tilted his head back, and downed the entire glass in one long gulp. He slammed the glass down enough that it was a miracle the thing didn't shatter."I don't like this," he muttered, already reaching for another. "I don't fucking like this at all.""You need to slow down."I watched the tool from across the living room, arms crossed. The city lights glittered through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind him, but none of us were in the mood to admire the view."And you should still be in the fuckin